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Authorities arrested 21 protesters Friday and said four officers were injured outside a Broadview federal immigration facility that activists say functions as a de facto detention center and is plagued by inhumane conditions.
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Protesters Arrested, Officers Injured in Clash Outside Broadview ICE Facility
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said most faced charges of obstruction, disorderly conduct, and walking on a highway. One also faced a charge of mob action. Their ages ranged from 23 to 67.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Authorities arrested 21 protesters Friday and said four officers were injured outside a Broadview federal immigration facility that activists say functions as a de facto detention center and is plagued by inhumane conditions.
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DoorDash will pay $18 million to resolve a lawsuit by the city of Chicago in 2021 that alleged the delivery firm harmed restaurants and misled diners during the COVID-19 pandemic that decimated Chicago’s restaurant industry, city officials said Friday. https://to.wttw.com/441uPeu
DoorDash Agrees to Pay $18M to Settle Chicago Lawsuit Alleging Firms Hurt Restaurants During COVID-19 Pandemic
The city’s lawsuit accused DoorDash of advertising delivery services from restaurants without their consent, damaging the restaurants’ reputations and forcing them to scramble to resolve complaints.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
DoorDash will pay $18 million to resolve a lawsuit by the city of Chicago in 2021 that alleged the delivery firm harmed restaurants and misled diners during the COVID-19 pandemic that decimated Chicago’s restaurant industry, city officials said Friday. https://to.wttw.com/441uPeu
Since federal immigration agents ramped up operations in Chicago communities, residents are supporting their neighbors. In Albany Park, a group of mothers and educators recognized the need for help and initiated what they call the walking school bus. https://to.wttw.com/4pvyOIP
Volunteers Help Immigrant Parents Get Their Kids to School With the ‘Walking School Bus’
“The moment that the raids started happening and people started getting pulled off the street, you could just see it,” volunteer Alyssa May said. “You could see less students, less families, less vend...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Since federal immigration agents ramped up operations in Chicago communities, residents are supporting their neighbors. In Albany Park, a group of mothers and educators recognized the need for help and initiated what they call the walking school bus. https://to.wttw.com/4pvyOIP
The Chicago City Council voted to pay $17 million to a man who spent 27 years in jail for a double murder he didn't commit, bringing the total cost of settling nine lawsuits naming disgraced former Chicago police Detective Reynaldo Guevara to $112 million. https://to.wttw.com/47FFyh0
Cost to Resolve Lawsuits Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective Tops $112M, with 44 Lawsuits Pending
Chicago taxpayers have spent at least $285.3 million to resolve lawsuits alleging Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct — including wrongful convictions and improper pursuits — ...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Chicago City Council voted to pay $17 million to a man who spent 27 years in jail for a double murder he didn't commit, bringing the total cost of settling nine lawsuits naming disgraced former Chicago police Detective Reynaldo Guevara to $112 million. https://to.wttw.com/47FFyh0
Mayor Brandon Johnson revised his proposed spending plan for 2026 to reduce his proposed corporate tax hike to spare companies with fewer than 200 employees, as officials scheduled a pair of crucial votes for Monday.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Reduces Corporate Tax Hike Proposal as Crucial Votes Loom
The current proposed budget would impose a monthly $21 per employee tax on companies with more than 200 employees to generate $82 million to fund violence prevention and youth employment programs.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Mayor Brandon Johnson revised his proposed spending plan for 2026 to reduce his proposed corporate tax hike to spare companies with fewer than 200 employees, as officials scheduled a pair of crucial votes for Monday.
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“The American Revolution,” a new documentary from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, tells the extraordinary story of the birth of the United States.
Burns and Botstein sat down with WTTW News to discuss their new film.
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Burns and Botstein sat down with WTTW News to discuss their new film.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“The American Revolution,” a new documentary from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, tells the extraordinary story of the birth of the United States.
Burns and Botstein sat down with WTTW News to discuss their new film.
https://to.wttw.com/481PiB7
Burns and Botstein sat down with WTTW News to discuss their new film.
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This Chicagoan had planned treasure hunts to share his massive coin collection, but plans changed once “Operation Midway Blitz” touched down and Rogers Park became one of the communities targeted by federal immigration agents.
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A Chicago Coin Collector Planned Treasure Hunts to Share His Collection. Things Changed When Immigration Agents Arrived
Jon Martin started his coin collection 20 years ago and has amassed about 600 pieces. In a bid to connect with his community and perhaps get more people interested in numismatics, the Rogers Park resi...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This Chicagoan had planned treasure hunts to share his massive coin collection, but plans changed once “Operation Midway Blitz” touched down and Rogers Park became one of the communities targeted by federal immigration agents.
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From a film festival to a cantata and a left-leaning stand-up comic, here are a few arts picks for your week. https://to.wttw.com/49XyihQ
From a Black Film Festival to a 20th Century Cantata, Here Are 5 Arts Picks for Your Week
Every Thursday, WTTW News newsletter producer Josh Terry highlights his picks for the week’s must-see cultural events.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
From a film festival to a cantata and a left-leaning stand-up comic, here are a few arts picks for your week. https://to.wttw.com/49XyihQ
Attorneys representing a group of Chicago journalists and protesters claim immigration agents have repeatedly violated a sweeping injunction limiting the use of “riot control weapons,” less than a week after it was put into effect by a federal judge.
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Federal Agents Have Already Violated Judge’s Order Restricting Their Use of Force, Attorneys Claim
Attorneys representing a group of Chicago journalists and protesters claim immigration agents have repeatedly violated a sweeping injunction limiting the use of “riot control weapons,” less than a wee...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Attorneys representing a group of Chicago journalists and protesters claim immigration agents have repeatedly violated a sweeping injunction limiting the use of “riot control weapons,” less than a week after it was put into effect by a federal judge.
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SNAP recipients in Illinois will start to receive remaining benefit payments starting Friday, with all recipients receiving their full benefits for November within a week, according to the state officials Thursday. https://to.wttw.com/49R6Sdy
Illinois SNAP Recipients Will Receive Remaining Benefit Payments Starting Friday
The Illinois Department of Human Services, which previously issued partial November benefits, said that it is “working to restore full SNAP benefits.” But it won’t happen instantly.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
SNAP recipients in Illinois will start to receive remaining benefit payments starting Friday, with all recipients receiving their full benefits for November within a week, according to the state officials Thursday. https://to.wttw.com/49R6Sdy
Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows all around Chicago.
Up this week: Khruangbin at a much smaller venue than usual, Beach Bunny hits Lincoln Hall and Patti Smith celebrates her classic album "Horses."
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Up this week: Khruangbin at a much smaller venue than usual, Beach Bunny hits Lincoln Hall and Patti Smith celebrates her classic album "Horses."
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Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for Nov. 12-18
Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows all around Chicago.
Up this week: Khruangbin at a much smaller venue than usual, Beach Bunny hits Lincoln Hall and Patti Smith celebrates her classic album "Horses."
https://to.wttw.com/4nXHZAz
Up this week: Khruangbin at a much smaller venue than usual, Beach Bunny hits Lincoln Hall and Patti Smith celebrates her classic album "Horses."
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Mayor Johnson’s 2026 budget proposal includes a controversial head tax he hopes will generate $100 million to fund violence prevention and youth employment programs.
The newly appointed DFSS commissioner said the tax serves as another way for corporations to invest in the city.
The newly appointed DFSS commissioner said the tax serves as another way for corporations to invest in the city.
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Mayor Johnson’s 2026 budget proposal includes a controversial head tax he hopes will generate $100 million to fund violence prevention and youth employment programs.
The newly appointed DFSS commissioner said the tax serves as another way for corporations to invest in the city.
The newly appointed DFSS commissioner said the tax serves as another way for corporations to invest in the city.
Federal agents who have carried out a series of aggressive raids in Chicago as part of President Trump’s effort to deport undocumented immigrants deserve no credit for the continuing drop in violent crime, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker say.
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Trump Deserves No Credit for Continued Drop in Crime in Chicago: Johnson, Pritzker
Crime in Chicago has been dropping significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic began to wane in 2022, a trend that accelerated after Mayor Brandon Johnson took office in May 2023 and has continued since...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Federal agents who have carried out a series of aggressive raids in Chicago as part of President Trump’s effort to deport undocumented immigrants deserve no credit for the continuing drop in violent crime, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker say.
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Most first-time homebuyers in the United States take out 30-year mortgages. Under a new proposal from the Trump administration, they may soon have an even longer loan option.
Dennis Rodkin, residential real estate reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business, broke down the proposal.
Dennis Rodkin, residential real estate reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business, broke down the proposal.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Most first-time homebuyers in the United States take out 30-year mortgages. Under a new proposal from the Trump administration, they may soon have an even longer loan option.
Dennis Rodkin, residential real estate reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business, broke down the proposal.
Dennis Rodkin, residential real estate reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business, broke down the proposal.
A recent MIT study found that 95% of firms that adopt generative AI have seen no return on their investment, suggesting that generative AI has not yet reached the capability needed to improve a company overall, let alone replace jobs.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A recent MIT study found that 95% of firms that adopt generative AI have seen no return on their investment, suggesting that generative AI has not yet reached the capability needed to improve a company overall, let alone replace jobs.
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A daycare worker who was detained by federal immigration agents last week at a North Center preschool and whose arrest was caught on video and widely shared online, has been released from custody, her attorney said Thursday.
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North Center Daycare Teacher Detained by ICE Released From Custody
Diana Santillana Galeano, who had been held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Clay County, Indiana, was released Wednesday night, hours after a federal judge granted a habeas peti...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A daycare worker who was detained by federal immigration agents last week at a North Center preschool and whose arrest was caught on video and widely shared online, has been released from custody, her attorney said Thursday.
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A stretch of Chicago’s southernmost lakefront long used as a toxic landfill is now one step closer to becoming parkland open to all.
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Toxic Dump Set for Transformation Into Chicago’s Next Lakefront Destination, Introducing Park #608
A stretch of Chicago’s southernmost lakefront long used as a toxic landfill is now one step closer to becoming parkland open to all.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A stretch of Chicago’s southernmost lakefront long used as a toxic landfill is now one step closer to becoming parkland open to all.
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Hundreds of people who have been arrested and detained in the Chicago area during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown could soon be released on bond while they await immigration hearings, a federal judge signaled Wednesday. https://to.wttw.com/3LxZmKJ
Judge Signals Hundreds of People Detained in Chicago Immigration Crackdown Could Be Released On Bond
Hundreds of people who have been arrested and detained in the Chicago area during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown could soon be released on bond.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Hundreds of people who have been arrested and detained in the Chicago area during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown could soon be released on bond while they await immigration hearings, a federal judge signaled Wednesday. https://to.wttw.com/3LxZmKJ
Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls,“ according to communications released Wednesday, but the White House accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president. https://to.wttw.com/47Y62t6
Epstein Email Says Donald Trump ‘Knew About the Girls,’ While White House Says Release is a Democratic Smear
The emails made public by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee also include one that Epstein wrote in 2011 in which he said Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex traffi...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls,“ according to communications released Wednesday, but the White House accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president. https://to.wttw.com/47Y62t6
Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin said Wednesday the city will no longer invest in U.S. Treasury securities to protest the aggressive federal immigration raids in Chicago and what she called the Trump administration’s “authoritarian regime.” https://to.wttw.com/49P5fgs
Chicago Will Stop Investing in US Treasury Securities to Protest ‘Authoritarian’ Trump, Treasurer Announces
Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin is running to represent Illinois’ 7th Congressional District and replace retiring U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin said Wednesday the city will no longer invest in U.S. Treasury securities to protest the aggressive federal immigration raids in Chicago and what she called the Trump administration’s “authoritarian regime.” https://to.wttw.com/49P5fgs
Kat Abughazaleh, who is running to represent Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, pleaded not guilty to federal charges after she and nearly a half-dozen others were arrested and accused of interfering with Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. https://to.wttw.com/49aP7pn
Kat Abughazaleh, Other Democratic Candidates Plead Not Guilty to Charges Stemming From Confrontation at Broadview ICE Facility
Abughazaleh and five others entered their not guilty pleas before a packed courtroom in the Dirksen Federal Building on Wednesday,
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November 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Kat Abughazaleh, who is running to represent Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, pleaded not guilty to federal charges after she and nearly a half-dozen others were arrested and accused of interfering with Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. https://to.wttw.com/49aP7pn
The Chicago Transit Authority board Wednesday approved a 2026 budget with no service cuts, fare increases or layoffs, averting a feared doomsday scenario after the Illinois General Assembly came through with badly needed money to fill a transit budget gap. https://to.wttw.com/4qX6Hnc
CTA OKs Budget With No Cuts or Fare Hikes; Major Service Boosts Planned When New Public Funding Arrives
The 2026 budget makes permanent the regional day pass allowing a single, discounted 24-hour fare across CTA, Metra and Pace, as well as a program allowing paratransit users to ride for free on fixed r...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Chicago Transit Authority board Wednesday approved a 2026 budget with no service cuts, fare increases or layoffs, averting a feared doomsday scenario after the Illinois General Assembly came through with badly needed money to fill a transit budget gap. https://to.wttw.com/4qX6Hnc
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City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin begins her office's annual budget hearing by announcing that the city will no longer buy U.S. Treasury securities to protest the Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids.
CONTEXT: Conyears-Ervin is running for Illinois' 7th Congressional District.
CONTEXT: Conyears-Ervin is running for Illinois' 7th Congressional District.
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin begins her office's annual budget hearing by announcing that the city will no longer buy U.S. Treasury securities to protest the Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids.
CONTEXT: Conyears-Ervin is running for Illinois' 7th Congressional District.
CONTEXT: Conyears-Ervin is running for Illinois' 7th Congressional District.
As the city honors Veterans Day, some local veterans are fearful of potential impacts to services amid staffing reductions and other sweeping federal cuts across the government.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
As the city honors Veterans Day, some local veterans are fearful of potential impacts to services amid staffing reductions and other sweeping federal cuts across the government.
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Members of the Chicago City Council opposed to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to bridge a portion of the city’s massive budget gap by taxing large firms had hoped a consultant’s report could give them a way to reject the tax — while avoiding unpopular cuts. https://to.wttw.com/4p8uNK1
With No Easy Fixes in Sight, Debate Over Chicago’s 2026 Spending Plan Reaches Tipping Point
A marathon session before the City Council’s Budget and Government Operations Committee on Monday made it clear there is no easy way to bridge the city’s $1.19 billion projected shortfall, leaving ald...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Members of the Chicago City Council opposed to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to bridge a portion of the city’s massive budget gap by taxing large firms had hoped a consultant’s report could give them a way to reject the tax — while avoiding unpopular cuts. https://to.wttw.com/4p8uNK1